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Russian Light

2017

The all-Russian programme here spans just over a century, from Glinka’s Ruslan and Lyudmila to Shostakovich’s Moscow, Cheryomushki. Her arias from these are impeccably done, but while there are no downright showstoppers, it’s during the tracks in between that she shines, supported solidly by the Ural Philharmonic under Dmitry Liss. The Guardian

First staged in Naples in 1819, Rossini' opera La donna del lago is based on Walter Scott' romantic poem The Lady of the Lake, setting a precedent for later composers, who also drew on Scott for their plots. Conductor Alberto Zedda.

Meyerbeer is probably best remembered for his contributions to French grand opera in Les Huguenots, Le prophete and L'Africaine. Semiramide is an early work dealing with legends of the earlier part of the life of Semiramis, Queen of Babylon.

Olga Peretyatko inhabits the title role as if it, too, were tailored for a perfect fit, singing with an ideal balance of warmth and sparkle, dispatching her runs and roulades with graceful aplomb and deploying a fan with disarming insouciance.Operanews.com

The show is stolen handily by Olga Peretyatko's Giulia. This young Russian leggerosoprano is a real star — luscious in voice and figure, persuasive in her bel canto style, equally agile vocally and physically. Her portrayal exudes a natural exuberance and maximum adorability.Operanews.com